Guest column: Agreement between local schools, China positive

7:30 PM,
Jul. 15, 2013

Written by

Cindy Jones

As Murfreesboro citizens read about the new five-year agreement between China and America, namely Murfreesboro City Schools, MTSU and Hangzhou University, they may wonder, "Why China? Why Chinese?"

In an attempt to answer that question, which has been put before me many times as I initiated a Chinese language and culture program in Murfreesboro City Schools, and later in Shelbyville at Thomas Magnet School, let me make a few points. There are several answers to the question, "Why China?"

1. Competition: China is our largest competitor, a super power. While Spanish is a relevant and rather ...